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The Interregnum: 1649-1660 Challenges for the Early Commonwealth Ireland; Scotland; The Dutch The Rump Parliament The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell Personality & Promise Role of the Army Governmental Initiatives The Nominated Parliament Instrument of Government Major-Generals Humble Petition and Advice Radical Religion Diversity, Goals of Sects The End Cromwell’s “Dunbar Medal,” 1650, for Officers & Men
The Interregnum: 1649-1660 Challenges for the Early Commonwealth Ireland; Scotland; The Dutch The Rump Parliament The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell
The Interregnum: 1649-1660 Challenges for the Early
Commonwealth Ireland; Scotland; The Dutch The Rump Parliament The
Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell Personality & Promise Role of
the Army Governmental Initiatives The Nominated Parliament
Instrument of Government Major-Generals Humble Petition and Advice
Radical Religion Diversity, Goals of Sects The End Cromwells Dunbar
Medal, 1650, for Officers & Men
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Challenges for the Early Commonwealth Ireland Suppressing
Rebellion, 1649-50 Drogheda, Wexford English/Prot. Settlements
(Land) Scotland Allegiance to Charles (I & II) Dunbar,
Worcester; Flight of Charles II September 3, 1650, 1651 The Dutch
War Trade Disputes; English Dominate, 52-4 The Rump Parliament,
1649-53 About 50 MPs, of c. 550 from Long Parliament Combined
Executive & Legislative Suppressing Opponents:Royalist &
Radical Dissolution for Corruption, April 53 Alexander Leslie,
Scots General, 1642, anon.; NPG
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The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell Personality & Promise
Strong Puritan Background Church & State Relationship Middling
Sort; Regicide Religious Liberty; Anti-Blasphemy Parliamentarian;
Purger Military Commander of the Godly Role of the Army Enforced
Righteousness Religious Motivations Ensuring Just Proceeding
Political Motivations Self-Preservation Financial Motivations
Oliver Cromwell, c. 1649, by Robert Walker, NPG
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Governmental Initiatives The Nominated Parliament, 1653
Cromwell & Army Godly Representatives Praisegod Barebone
Moderates Fearful, Dissolve Instrument of Government, Dec. 53 Lord
Protector for Life; w/ Parlia. Powers, Not Title of King Similar to
Heads of Proposals, 47 Major-Generals, 1655-7 Military Rule;
Morality, Taxation Humble Petition and Advice, 1657 2 nd Parlia.;
Upper House Revived Suppressing Radical Quaker, Naylor Donkey,
Bristol, Palms; Blasphemy Barebone, n.d., anon.; NPG
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Radical Religion Diversity Anabaptists; Umbrella Term Fifth
Monarchy Men Levellers; Diggers Ranters; Seekers; Quakers Goals of
Sects Religious: Ushering in the End-Time Heaven-on-Earth
Political: Economic Grievances Egalitarian/Democratic Ideas Threat
of Revolution Social: Aid to Lower Orders Disobedience &
Deviance From Daniel Featley, Katabaptistae kataptstoi: The dippers
dipt, or, The anabaptists duckd and plungd over head and eares, at
a disputation in Southwark, 1645.
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The End Olivers Death, September 3, 1658 Anniversary of Dunbar,
Worcester Eminent & Crowning Mercy Richard Cromwell, Lord
Protector, 58-60 Parliaments Cooperation Conflict with Army
(Wages), J. Lambert Army Recalls & Dissolves Rump (of 1653)
Towards Order: Returning to Monarchy George Moncks March from
Scotland Support of Fairfax, Others Return of MPs of Long Parlia.
New Parlia.; Negotiations with Charles II Royalty Restored In
England, May 1660; Crowned, 1661 Charles II, c. 1660-5, by John
Michael Wright; NPG